A hopeful vision for the internet and AI: My conversation with Ed Watal, author and founder of Intellibus. Hashtag Trending Weekend February 18th, 2024
Sometimes an interview goes off in a totally different direction than you anticipated. I walked into the studio prepared to interview Ed Watal on the issues of AI and its influence on elections. We were to talk about deep fakes and their impact on voters and explore what we could
Read MoreDriving African DeepTech Innovation
AfriLab proudly announces its collaboration with Intel to host the Intel AI event for African DeepTech Startups & Ecosystem Stakeholders. With a mission to empower and equip Nigeria’s deep tech hubs, startups, and developers, the Intel AI Programme serves as a catalyst for change. The event features insightful talks and
Read MoreDutch startup Monumental is using robots to lay bricks
Few categories are as ripe for automation-fueled disruption as construction. The industry is valued at around $2 trillion a year, in the U.S. alone. Much of that work is strenuous, repetitive and sometimes dangerous — precisely the sorts of problems industrial robotics are built to solve. The other thing construction
Read MoreOpenAI releases Sora, a credit score–based dating app launches and an anti-Tesla ad comes under fire
Welcome, folks, to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering noteworthy happenings in the tech industry. This week, OpenAI stunned the blogosphere with the release of Sora, a new AI model that can generate videos in impressively high fidelity. We’ve seen video generators before. But what makes Sora unique
Read MoreFrequency analysis
Suppose you have a list of encrypted surnames names of US citizens. If the list is long enough, the encrypted name that occurs most often probably corresponds to Smith. The second most common encrypted name probably corresponds to Johnson, and so forth. This kind of inference is analogous to solving
Read MoreY Combinator wants 100 times more MRI scans
Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel angles. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreDeal Dive: Groover bridges the promotion gap for independent artists
Groover offers a platform for independent musicians to connect with music curators and be able to better promote themselves. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreWomen In AI: Irene Solaiman, head of global policy at Hugging Face
To give AI-focused women academics and others their well-deserved — and overdue — time in the spotlight, TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution. We’ll publish several pieces throughout the year as the AI boom continues, highlighting key work that
Read MoreThe women in AI making a difference
As a part of a multi-part series, TechCrunch is highlighting women innovators — from academics to policymakers —in the field of AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read MoreWhy are ransomware gangs making so much money?
For many organizations and startups, 2023 was a rough year financially, with companies struggling to raise money and others making cuts to survive. Ransomware and extortion gangs, on the other hand, had a record-breaking year in earnings, if recent reports are anything to go by. It’s hardly surprising when you
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